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QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 05:13 PM) You just said the same thing in the post above mine by saying its pretty simple to see the bhawks been outplayed.... thats implying that we are wrong because we disagreed with you.... The thing about hockey is you get outplayed for 15 minutes in a series at bad times, you lose. I haven't watched all of it but the Hawks have not played well at different points in this series and when they don't, it's in the back of their net.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 21, 2012 -> 06:00 PM) When the Mets drafted Phil Humber back in 2004, I was thrilled. Even though my baseball knowledge was still in a prehistoric state, I had read enough about Humber to get excited about the prospects of the Mets drafting him. As a member of Rice University's "Big Three" along with Jeff Niemann and Wade Townsend, there was quite a bit of buzz around Humber, and I considered the Mets fortunate to have had the opportunity to draft him. When I arrived at Mets spring training in 2005, I was eager to get the opportunity to meet Humber and get an autograph. Even though the Mets had just drafted Humber, they invited him to spring training and he quickly shined with the Mets. The buzz surrounding Humber was building. People like me were convinced that Humber was going to be the next big thing simply after scouring all the scouting reports and articles about the Mets' first round pick. As soon as Humber finished his workout for the day and signed autographs, a massive amount of people surrounded him, hoping and pleading for an autograph or picture. You would have thought that Humber was Roger Clemens or something. Luckily for me, I was able to walk away from Mets camp that day with a Philip Humber autographed baseball—on the sweet spot. I immediately put the ball into a ball holder, firmly believing that this guy was the future ace of my beloved New York Mets. But before I knew it, Humber was hurt. Just a few months into the 2005 season, Humber was forced to undergo the dreaded Tommy John surgery. Just like that, his season was over and his future was very much in question. And then, something amazing happened. Humber's recovery from Tommy John surgery went more quickly than anticipated and, just one year later, Humber was back in AA. By the end of 2006, Humber made his major league debut with the Mets as a relief pitcher. The buzz was back! Or so I thought. Even though Humber put up good numbers in 2007, he was not the same lights-out kind of pitcher that the Mets had hoped for. It was clear that Humber was not the same pitcher post-surgery as he was prior to it. The Phil Humber ceiling was inevitably lowered. By 2008, Humber was traded by the Mets in the Johan Santana deal. Just like that, the Mets had traded their "future ace," who, just three years earlier, was their top draft pick and one of the best prospects in the Mets' system. Even though Humber's velocity appears to have come back since his surgery, the results simply were not there this spring training. Humber did wind up making the Twins opening day roster, but once the Twins needed to make a roster move, there was no doubt who the Twins were going to designate for assignment: Philip Humber. In just five years, Humber has gone from a third overall pick to a guy struggling for his major league life. While Humber might never have piles of fans yearning for his autograph, I hope that Humber can simply maintain a major league career. from bleacherreport.com back in 2009 You know, any single pitcher in any given day can catch lightning in a bottle. Nothing can take this day away from the man... hundreds of thousands of games, and he was perfect for one day against the best in the world. Who cares what anyone thinks of him previous to this day? Give the man his due.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 08:11 PM) The "coolsmile" thing is apparently a security risk so it doesn't load up on everything. There may be a java problem too. oh crap. I forgot about that. I can see if I can update it... but I have no idea when. I'm so slammed right now it isn't even funny.

is the java part screwed up? how many people go in there on average? so many questions from the resident asshole.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:55 PM) So having a bunch that aren't followed, nor enforced, is somehow a better idea? Those rules are violated all over the forum every day. They have been rendered useless because they are too restrictive. The rules should be based on common sense, not some inclusive set of instructions which ultimately result in a chilling of expression so great as to ruin the entire purpose of a message board. I know, and I agree there. But I will say this, the reason that the express limitations were set on a political forum and not the rest of it is because you know it's a lightning rod. You try to take the sting out of the bee before you get stuck. It's also why there's more leeway in the other forums, because day to day baseball conversation can occasionally cause disagreements, on the other hand, you know political ones will more often then not.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:58 PM) One thing that I pointed out to balta when I was suspended is that all board functionality is completely removed. You cannot even view the board without logging out, but more importantly, you cannot respond to administrators and mods. I don't believe that's fair, to not give the member a chance for input. In my case, I simply wanted to apologize, to admit that I knew my post was over the line. IMO mods and administrators should be at least somewhat accountable to the membership. This cannot happen without discussion. I cannot disagree with that. In fact, I think we can change that, if I remember correctly. Good point.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:46 PM) Let's be honest, if we're going to go by the letter of those rules, the debate will be bland, humorless, and not mentally stimulating for anyone. Change the rules... You, of anyone, should know why that doesn't work.

Strange, that's some good feedback actually.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:16 PM) Its a really bad, bad, bad forum. Its never thought provoking, its full of people rooting for scandal and, for the internet, the political correctness here is out of control. I say destroy it on behalf of making the world a better place. Seriously? Wow.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:11 PM) My biggest issue with everything 2k5 just said is tht I think, for example, I can say every single thing e just said about any thread where Joe Cowley is the subject. Constant snide remarks, one upmanship, a pissig contest. Game threads too. The NBA thread too. And Hell, the pet thread too. But people only let it get under their skin back here. I disagree. A lot. It gets under people's skin all over the place, which is why a lot of this is being brought up. It's not just this forum.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:03 PM) How is anyone to know what the board policy actually is if these things aren't discussed in the open or at least explained to members afterwards? I think a lot of us try to let stuff roll. No one wants to come off as heavy handed or being biased to suspend someone because a person has an opposing viewpoint. That's why you don't see much conversation here about just what you're trying to ask about, if I understand you correctly.

It's funny you say that. Moderation ... I don't think is the problem. I think people are just genuinely sick of it. There's a lot of good posters that no longer post here, or on the board in general due in large part to the snarkfest that this has become. I am not sure that this is the issue, do you?

The biggesr reason of the decline of posts and why traffic has died down is because too many people talk down to everyone or everything who dares have a different opinion, and the holier-then-I-know-better-then-you gets really, really old. Opinions are that way, I get that, but the pompous attitudes are a major factor of the level of posts going down. A main reason that this forum is "getting better" is people don't post anymore.

QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 06:00 PM) We need an App. I think. That's an interesting idea too. To be completely honest, the people that run this site don't have time to do extensive programming or upgrades. That's one of the big issues.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 12:57 AM) One of my friends has been missing for 45 hours. This is one of the worst feelings possible, being so far that I can't even f***ing look. Hopefully it's just a misunderstanding.

Marty, where are you? I'm sure KW screwed up this game somehow. How was the Detoilet clubhouse today?

This thread is a cesspool of bulls***.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 06:31 PM) Nice title that isn't taken anywhere out of the article... Joe would be proud. He (it) is proud. Any time it get to bash KW it will.

I think that chant is about as old as Deee-troit.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 06:12 PM) completely different year and feel. plus...I doubt Robin has a poster of Gardy in his office like Ozzie did. This is true. Like I said, and everyone else is saying, good start against some pretty good teams. The problem with the Sox is always playing to the level of suckage of the teams against them. You don't want them biting it against KC, Cleveland and the Twinkees.

Of course, we will probably melt down against the Twinkees, who suck.

After one week, it's a damn good start against two teams you know should make the playoffs and Cleveland who we have to win against to make the playoffs.

So is there not a "grand jury" type of system that would review the evidence before charging a guy for murder? Or am I completely thinking something else?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:00 PM) Why are you surprised by this? Just like with Alexei, he's a notoriously terrible player to start the year. I don't think KW should trade Gavin unless he can get a significantly better package than what he got for Santos (blah) or Quentin (blah). For once I agree with you.